Category Archives: US social security

US social security will no longer deny disability claims based on ability to work outdated jobs

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Agency used list which included jobs such as nut sorter and microfilm processor and has not been updated since 1991

The US’s social security administration is no longer considering a number of outdated jobs as possible work opportunities to deny those applying for disability benefits.

Social security disability benefits are determined with a claimant’s medical records and ability to work in mind. If unable to perform their past job, the administration looks at the person’s age, education and work experience to see if they can do other kinds of work.

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‘Not on my watch’: Biden pledges to stop cuts to social security and Medicare

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The president made the comments after Donald Trump suggested ‘there is a lot you can do’ in terms of cutting popular programs

Joe Biden swiftly seized on Donald Trump’s suggestion that he would cut “entitlements” like social security and Medicare if re-elected, saying: “Not on my watch.”

That was in a presidential tweet. In a campaign speech in New Hampshire on Monday, Biden elaborated.

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Texas students raise $250,000 for 80-year-old school janitor forced out of retirement

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After Mr James’s rent increased by $400, he had to go back to work, but students raised enough funds for him to retire again

After an 80-year-old janitor had to return to work after his rent was increased, Texas high school students raised more than $250,000 to help him retire.

The janitor, known to students as Mr James, returned to work in January after his rent shot up by $400 a month, according to KDFW. The students at Callisburg high school, about 80 miles (130km) north of Dallas, started their campaign last week and shared it on TikTok, hoping to raise $10,000. As of Friday afternoon, it had received nearly $270,000 from more than 8,000 donors.

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